New ceasefire agreed in Sudan for 72 hours Tea pickers destroy machines meant to replace their jobs

In Sudan, a 72-hour ceasefire is in effect from Sunday between the Sudanese army and the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Saudi Arabia and the US, which mediate in the conflict, announced this on Sunday evening. The ceasefire is expected to take effect in the morning local time. The parties to the conflict wanted to refrain from military action during the three days and allow humanitarian supplies. Since the violent infighting began, there have been several short-term ceasefires.

Smoke rises over Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, June 8, 2023, as fighting continues between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.  (AP photo)

In Sudan, former deputy ruler Mohammed Hamdan Daglo’s RSF, a militia-produced quasi-army numbering tens of thousands of fighters, has been battling forces led by de facto head of state Abdel Fattah al-Burhan for two months. now. The two generals seized power together in 2019 and 2021, but later fell apart.

According to the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM), nearly 2.2 million people have fled since the start of the power struggle. The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that nearly 25 million people in the country are in need of humanitarian assistance. Four million children and pregnant or nursing mothers are acutely malnourished. (sda/dpa)

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